Acting on a recommendation of the Supreme Court, the Shree Jagannath Temple Managing Committee has decided on a project for providing accommodation to 60,000 pilgrims in Puri.
A meeting of the committee was held under the chairmanship of Gajapati Maharaja Dibyasingha Deb.
Six accommodation centres known as ‘Bhakt Nivases’ with 1,000 rooms each would be constructed,
Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Chief Administrator Krishan Kumar said.
It was also decided that a school for children of temple servitors would be constructed at Matitota in the town. An area of 15 acres has been identified for the purpose.
Fixation of price of Mahaprasad sold at the Ananda Bazaar in the temple and display of rate chart would be done soon, Kumar said.
Besides, he said show-cause notices to three servitors were issued for irregularities in the Dwarafita ritual of the deities. Action would be taken against the servitors after submission of their replies.
Notably, the Supreme Court while hearing the Shreemandir reforms case had last month given several directions and recommendations.